Quantum sensors see Weyl photocurrents flow
Chestnut Hill, Mass (1/26/2023) – Quantum sensors can be used to reveal a surprising new mechanism for converting light into electricity in Weyl semimetals, Boston...
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Secret recipe for limonoids opens door for bee-friendly crop protection
Innovative research has uncovered the secret of how plants make limonoids, a family of valuable organic chemicals which include bee-friendly insecticides and have potential as...
Science advisory: Advocating for developmental care for infants with complex congenital heart disease
PHILADELPHIA (January 26, 2023) – Developmental disorders, disabilities, and delays are common outcomes for infants with complex congenital heart disease. Targeting early factors influencing these...
Infants born preterm reach similar BMI as their peers born term by adolescence, according to a meta-analysis of 253,810 individuals from 11 countries
Infants born preterm reach similar BMI as their peers born term by adolescence, according to a meta-analysis of 253,810 individuals from 11 countriesCredit: freestocks, Unsplash (CC0,...
UK soft drink taxes associated with decreased obesity in girls
The implementation of the two-tier soft drinks industry levy in the UK in 2018 was associated with an 8% reduction in obesity among 10-11 year...
ORNL to receive three awards from Federal Laboratory Consortium
A partnership of the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, the Community Reuse Organization of East...
Personalized brain modeling technique may lead to breakthroughs in clinical epilepsy trial
Researchers of the Human Brain Project (HBP) have published a new study in Science Translational Medicine presenting advanced brain modelling methods for epilepsy clinical care....
Researchers unveil new collection of human brain atlases that chart postnatal development
Human brain atlases can be used by medical professionals to track normative trends over time and to pinpoint crucial aspects of early brain development.Credit: Pew-Thian...
Argonne Distinguished Fellow Linda Young to receive honorary doctorate
The honor recognizes Young’s contributions to nonlinear X-ray science.Credit: (Image by Argonne National Laboratory.) The honor recognizes Young’s contributions to nonlinear X-ray science. Distinguished Fellow...
Study shows that bioprinted artificial skin can be used in cosmetics and drugs testing
Bioengineered artificial skin has become an increasingly important and reliable platform for researchers to test the safety and efficacy of drugs and cosmetics. It can...
BrightEyes-TTM: an open-source stopwatch to time activities between molecules inside living cells
Genoa (Italy), 26th January 2023 – A stopwatch to investigate what happens inside living cells at a thousandth of a millisecond scale: this is the open-source...
First report of rare cat discovered on Mt. Everest
Findings from a new paper published in Cat News have identified the first ever report of Pallas’s cat on Mount Everest, in the Sagarmatha National Park in...
Farming more seaweed to be food, feed and fuel
A University of Queensland-led study has shown that expanding global seaweed farming could go a long way to addressing the planet’s food security, biodiversity loss...
New zinc finger model shows promise for gene therapy
Researchers at the University of Toronto and New York University have developed a novel technology that can engineer proteins to target any stretch of DNA...
Hope for patients with a severe rare disease
Methylmalonic aciduria (MMA) is a metabolic disorder that affects approximately one in 90,000 newborns; both parents must carry a genetic predisposition to the disease. This...
